Tactical Unit: Human Nature (2008)

Director
Andy Ng

Main cast
Simon Yam; Maggie Shiu; Lam Suet; Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Genres
Action, Crime, Foreign, Thriller

Description
A gambling police officer himself confronting a group of Mainland Chinese robbers.


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